This Year’s Oscars Set Is Sparklier Than Ever—and Twitter Was Quick to Notice

Oscars night, amongst the shiny accolades and even more dazzling gowns, is an unabashed night of grandeur—and it was an aesthetic that extended right down to the set design for this year’s awards ceremony, too. The extravagant set for Sunday’s show was built with 45 million Swarovski crystals, took 3,250 hours to complete, and weighed 15,000 pounds. Needless to say, folks on Twitter didn’t fail to notice it. Some viewers were quick to praise the grandiosity of set, while others found it too over-the-top, comparing it to the ice castle from Frozen (among other references).